After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has his sights set on breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record of 894. Ovechkin ...

TORONTO --Eric Lindros says there’s no question that Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time goals record. To the Hockey Hall of Famer, the only question is when. “I think he ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — Over the last few weeks, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who has found his scoring touch with 10 goals in 14 games, has been referring to Dylan Strome by a different ...

Nov. 7 (UPI) --Alex Ovechkin calmly slid into the right circle and sniped a snapshot past a blinded Juuse Saros to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 triumph over the Nashville Predators.

ARLINGTON, Va. --Alex Ovechkin is on another hot streak and setting an early pace toward potentially making history before the season ends. Ovechkin has five goals during a four-game goal streak ...

Alex Ovechkin is off to a hot start. The Washington Capitals’ 39-year-old captain was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday after scoring an NHL-best five goals in four games.

Alex Ovechkin has played a lot more games than Sidney Crosby. The Caps star has 1438 games under his belt, while Crosby has 1287. Partly as a result, Ovechkin has 861 goals. The Penguins star has 598.

Ovechkin has now scored eight times in his last seven games, putting him on pace for his 10th career 50-goal season. It was also his 175th career multi-goal game, just 14 behind Hockey Hall of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Nashville Predators another defeat and keep his Washington Capitals rolling was not surprising to the folks on the other side who have seen ...

ST. LOUIS — Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Connor McMichael each scored two goals Saturday night, sparking the Capitals to an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Ovechkin has scored 863 ...

Fueling the Capitals' ascent this season is their captain and legendary goal scorer Alex Ovechkin. The Russian superstar is chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal scoring record. And he is off ...